The efficacy and function of Artemisia capillaris

The efficacy and function of the traditional Chinese medicine Capillaris is very great. We can often see Capillaris in our lives. Utilizing the medicinal properties and therapeutic properties of Capillaris will bring us many unexpected benefits in health care. Let's take a look at the traditional Chinese medicine Capillaris.

[Alias] Golden bell artemisia (Southern Yunnan Materia Medica), yellow flower artemisia, (Illustrated Catalogue of Plant Names and Realities), bell grass (Nanjing Folk Medicinal Herbs), spiritual artemisia (Jiangsu Plant Medicinal Records), blowing grass, five poisonous grass, Xu poisonous grass (Northeast Medicinal Plant Records), earth artemisia, horn artemisia, jar tea (Chinese Materia Medica Records), iron umbrella grass (Quanzhou Materia Medica), mountain artemisia, golden flower screen (Mindong Materia Medica), oil jar grass (Guizhou Plant Medicinal Survey), black artemisia, iron rod artemisia, mountain sesame (Shanghai Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines), jar grass, artemisia oil vegetable (Guizhou Herbal Medicines), golden pot bottle, mountain oil hemp (Jinhua "Selected Prescriptions of Commonly Used Chinese Herbal Medicines"), northern Liu Jinu, knotty bottle, grass artemisia, pot bottle grass, wild oil hemp (Zhejiang Folk Commonly Used Herbal Medicines)

[Source] It is the whole herb of Yinxingcao of the Scrophulariaceae family. Cut the whole grass between August and September and dry it in the sun.

[Original form] Yinxingcao (Illustrated Record of Plant Names and Realities)

[Habitat distribution] Grown in wilderness, hills, flat slopes, grass and roadsides. It is distributed in most parts of the country. Produced in Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Yunnan, Guangxi and other places.

[Properties] The whole dried herb is 30 to 60 cm long, with purple-brown branch surfaces and yellow-white short soft hairs. The base has fewer or almost no hairs. It is firm and hard, with a yellow-white broken surface and pith in the center. The remaining leaves are dark brown, mostly broken and incomplete, wrinkled and curled, brittle and easy to fall off. The inflorescence is borne at the end of the branch. Most of the corollas have withered. The calyx is yellow-brown and persistent. The inner calyx usually contains many brown seeds. The best ones are dry, rootless, and brown-purple in color.

【Chemical composition】 Contains cardiac glycosides and volatile oils.

[Preparation] Pick out impurities, remove roots, wash off dirt, soak for a while, cut into sections and dry in the sun.

【Nature and flavor】 Bitter, cool.

【Functions and indications】 Clears away heat and dampness, promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis. It is used to treat jaundice, difficulty in urination, edema and abdominal distension, pain caused by falls and blood stasis, bloody diarrhea, hematuria, excessive leucorrhea, irregular menstruation, accumulation of tumors, and abdominal pain caused by blood stasis after childbirth.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decoct in water, 3-5 qian (1-2 liang for fresh); or grind into powder.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat damp-heat jaundice, difficulty urinating, and yellowing of the whole body: 1 to 2 liang of Yinxingcao. Decoction in water and take twice a day. （（Fujian Folk Herbs）

[Remarks] The whole herb with fruits of this product is used as Liujinu in North China, Northeast China, Northwest China, Shandong, northern Anhui, northern Jiangsu and other regions. It is commonly known as "Northern Liujinu" and is the most widely used Liujinu product. See the entry for "Liu Jinu".

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

The above is an introduction to some relevant knowledge about Lingyinchen. Do you have a better understanding of it? I hope everyone can apply Artemisia capillaris in life to serve our health.